naval

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === enPR: nā'vəl, IPA(key): /ˈneɪvəl/ Homophone: navel Rhymes: -eɪvəl === Adjective === naval (not comparable) (nautical) Of or relating to a navy. Coordinate terms: civil, merchant (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general. ==== Hypernyms ==== military (adjective) (usually hypernymous, but see the usage notes there) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== navy ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lavan == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nāvālem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [nəˈβal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [nəˈval] IPA(key): (Valencia) [naˈval] === Adjective === naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navals) naval ==== Related terms ==== nau === References === “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. === Further reading === “naval”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “naval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “naval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French naval, from nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”) (whence nef). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.val/ === Adjective === naval (feminine navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales) (relational) naval bataille navale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) chantier naval ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Related terms ==== navire nef === Further reading === “naval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”). === Adjective === naval m or f (plural navais) naval ==== Related terms ==== nave === Further reading === “naval”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Homophone: nabal (Porto) Hyphenation: na‧val === Adjective === naval m or f (plural navais, not comparable) naval === Further reading === “naval”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “naval”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French naval. By surface analysis, navă +‎ -al. === Adjective === naval m or n (feminine singular navală, masculine plural navali, feminine/neuter plural navale) nautical ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈbal/ [naˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: na‧val Homophone: nabal === Adjective === naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navales) (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “naval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === lavan